to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
more than anything; above all else
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
news of someone's death; obituary
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to complete decisively; to do to completion
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
sense of loss; feeling of loss
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
tens of thousands of years
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
literally; to the letter; literal
to subsist; to keep on living
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring